Sportsperson

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /spɔɹtspɝsÉ™n/, /spoɹtspɝsÉ™n/
• RP IPA: /spɔːtspɜːsÉ™n/, /spɔətspɜːsÉ™n/
• Tasmanian IPA: /spɔːspɜːsÉ™n/
• Hyphenation: sports + per + son

Origin

sports + person

Full definition of sportsperson

Noun

1. Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

Hypernyms

• person

Hyponyms

• sportsman
• sportswoman

Derived terms

• sportspersonship